Kitchenette

Upstairs we have a studio for Marmee and a hobby room for Carpenter and a library

and a full bedroom/full bath/walk in closet and a large open area we will use as a game/play room.

We decided to put a little kitchenette in up here so we can easily make snacks, pop popcorn and make milkshakes.  We put in a little sink and cabinets (no doors on yet) and will put in a microwave, mini fridge and ice machine.  A few bar stools around the counter and I think we will use this area a lot!

Today Carpenter went to rent a edger/sander and is sanding the hardwood floor upstairs.

The floor is red oak from a ballet studio.  We got every piece for free excluding the sweat and time it took for Carpenter and boys to extract it from the dance school that was to undergo demolition and make room for a new one to be built.  We had a plenty to cover the entire floor area upstairs - nearly 2000 sq feet.

After it has been sanded (we are doing minimal sanding to retain the distressed/rustic look) and has a good coating of sealer - it should be beautiful!  That flooring has been hauled around with us from the previous Greene Acres to here with tarps over it - to the barn once it was built - to the upstairs - and is finally in its final resting place.  If "touch = love" that floor has a lot of love in it!